Reconstruction:Proto-Mongolic/gar-

This Proto-Mongolic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Mongolic

Etymology

Compare *gad- (“out”).

Verb

*gar-

1. to go out, to exit
2. to go up
3. to appear

Antonyms

• *ora- (“to enter”)

Derived terms

• *garga- (“to let out, to make appear”)

Descendants

• Middle Mongol:
  • Mongolian: ᠭᠠᠷᠬᠤᠢ (ɣarqui)
  • Phags-pa: ꡢꡘ (qr-)
  • Arabic: غار (ghar-)
• Mongolian:
  • Classical: ᠭᠠᠷᠬᠤ (ɣarqu)
  • Khalkha Mongolian: гарах (garax)
  • Ordos: /ɢar-/
• Kalmyk: һарх (ğarx)
• Buryat: гараха (garaxa)
• Khamnigan Mongol: garaxu
• Daur: gargw, garegw
• East Yugur: ghar
• Monguor:
  • Mangghuer: gher
  • Mongghul: ghari
• Bonan: xar, xare
• Kangjia: xar
• Dongxiang: khirei
• Mogholi: gharku, garku, qarku

References

• Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎^[1], Utrecht: LOT, pages 337-338